Description

The YRBSS contains surveys conducted from 1991-2013 nationwide for the United States as a whole and in multiple states and districts individually.

Learn more about where this data came from at https://www.openintro.org/data/index.php?data=yrbss. Not, not all data sets have additional information.

variable label Percent Missing Observations data_type Plausible Values
age Age of participant, ranging from 12 to 18 1 Numeric variable [12, 18]
gender Gender of participant, can be male or female 0 Categorical female, male
grade Represents grade in high school 0 Categorical 10, 11, 12, 9, other
hispanic Indicates a participant’s status as hispanic or not 0 Categorical hispanic, not
race Indicates a participant’s race 0 Categorical American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White
height Self reported height in meters 7 Numeric variable [1.27, 2.11]
weight Self reported weight in kgs 7 Numeric variable [29.94, 180.99]
helmet_12m During the 12 months preceding the survey, how frequently the participant wore a helmet while riding a bicycle. 0 Categorical always, did not ride, most of time, never, rarely, sometimes
text_while_driving_30d During the 30 days preceding the survey, how frequently the participant texted or emailed while driving. 0 Categorical 0, 1-2, 10-19, 20-29, 3-5, 30, 6-9, did not drive
physically_active_7d Days per week that the participant is physically active 2 Numeric variable [0, 7]
hours_tv_per_school_day The average number of hours of TV watched by the participant on a schoolday. 0 Categorical <1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5+, do not watch
strength_training_7d Out of the 7 days preceding the survey, how many days the participant did exercises to strengthen or tone their muscles (such as push-ups, sit-ups, or weight lifting). 9 Numeric variable [0, 7]
school_night_hours_sleep On an average school night, the number of hours of sleep the participant gets. 0 Categorical <5, 10+, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9